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December 5, 2016

Arab Spring
False Dawn

Announcing Steven A. Cook's new book, False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East, which will be published by Oxford University Press in the spring of 2017.

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July 13, 2010

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Turkey’s Cooling Ties with U.S., Israel

Turkey’s rise as a regional and economic power with its own set of interests, along with anger toward Israel about the Gaza flotilla incident, explains much of the chilling in Turkey’s relationships …

May 19, 2009

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Core Differences Remain After Netanyahu-Obama Meeting

CFR Middle East expert Steven A. Cook says President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu wanted to project "a friendly partnership" in their White House meeting, but remain divided on a two-state solu…

December 2, 2011

Human Rights
Weekend Reading: Human Rights in Bahrain, Turkey’s Rating, and U.S. Tolerance for Arab Democracy

An anti-government protester marches with a Bahraini flag during a rally organised by all opposition societies of Bahrain in Budaiya (Hamad I Mohammed/Courtesy Reuters) Full text of the Bahrain I…

Weekend Reading: Human Rights in Bahrain, Turkey’s Rating, and U.S. Tolerance for Arab Democracy

July 13, 2023

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Investments Raise Questions of ‘Sportswashing’

Saudi Arabia has made unprecedented investments in international sports. Critics accuse the kingdom of “sportswashing” its reputation for human rights abuses.